In a bizarre press appearance, former President Trump suggested the possibility of using military force to seize control of Greenland and the Panama Canal, citing national security concerns.
Donald Trump refused to rule out using military force to take control of Greenland and the Panama Canal on Tuesday in a rambling media appearance during which he also complained about electric heaters that cause itching and continued lying about the criminal cases against him. 'No, I can't assure you on either of those two,' he said in response to a question about use of the military in the two territories, one controlled by Denmark and the other by Panama.
'It might be that you'll have to do something.' 'We need Greenland for national security purposes,' he said, adding that it has only 45,000 residents. 'People really don't even know if Denmark has any legal right to it. But if they do, they should give it up because we need it for national security.
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